March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Syrian authorities are holding 13
French military officers in the central city of Homs, which was
the scene of fighting between government troops and a rebel
army, the Beirut-based The Daily Star reported.

The French officers are in custody at a field hospital in
Homs, the newspaper reported, citing an unnamed Damascus-based
pro-Syrian Palestinian official in Beirut.

Syrian and French authorities are seeking to resolve the
issue, the newspaper reported.

A spokesman for the the French Ministry of Defense didn’t
immediately return messages seeking comment.